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Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
Hero Worship.

The American people are not as much
given to hero worship now as in the last
generation. have been interested lately
to observe how even our moet distin-
guished public lnen go up and down the
land, shoa themselves at the great hotels
and in other public places. and don't even
attract enough attention to cause people
to look around.
/ sat ct dinner with Mr. Chauncey M.
Dephew, in Chicago Hotel, not long
ago and this was the topic of our conver-
sation. Said be, "There are four United
States Senators in this house, and three
ex. Cabinet officers, and they come and 90
aud nobody stops to look at them. When
/ was boy / would have walked twenty
miles to see United States Senator %
Perhaps there may be just as much curl
osity about the personal habits and casual
remarks Of prominent Statesmen to-day as
ever, but there is not that genuine inter
est in them and in their public acts that
there used to be.
There is less interest in public affairs,
also, than there once was The country
has grown faster in the last quarter of q
century than the men in it have In the
last generation, public life offered the best
opportunities for distinction to ambitious
men of great ability. Now tie ablest
men in the country are not in Congress
nor in the Executive Departments of the
Government, bat are managing railroads.
organizing powerful companies and fnan.
cial trusts, projecting large industrial en-
terprises, editing and publishing great
newspapers, or establishing banks which
on q capital of $30O,0OO may perhaps
make 90, 600, 900 in year or two. If a
man shows marked ability in public
place, some wealthy corporation gobbles
him up and pays him salary two or three
times as great as he received in Office.
Another reason why hero worship is de
clining 10 to be found in the rapid deple
tion Of our stock of heroes. We are max
ing no new once; we have had no war fol
nearly quarter Of a century, with it's op
por,unities to win glory on the tented
field. No very exciting questions are be
fore Congress. The hero of the future
must have the opportunity to be man o
grand achievements, and when he appear
he will have worshipers sincere and M
merous, ready to pay homage to great
ness as in times gone by.-Ee.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
PURE, HARD AND BRILLIANT
Axis Cut Pebbles.
For sale by Hales & Boyne, Charlotte.

They are natural stone, almost as herd as
diamond, take high polish, will not scratch. nor
will moisture collect on them in warm weather.
They confer brilliancy and dstinctness of
vision, with an amount of ease and comfort not
hitherto enjoyed by spectacle wearers.
They neutralize and prevent the irritating rays
of light from entering the eye.
They improve, strengthen and preserve the
sight. thereby resting the optic nerves al in
very many cases preventing headache
On account of the purity of the material Of
which they are made, they cause no dizziness or
wavering of sight. Every pair warranted
The common, inferior Spectacles. which are
sold and bought, regardless of their quality or
accuracy, are made from inferior material or i'm
perfect Lenses discarded from better grades,
they stimulate heat irritate and fatigue the eye,
they retract the rays of light unequally and fail
to correct all optical defects.
We wish to impress upon the public the i'm
portance of taking good care of their eyes, and
never neglect using glasses when the first symp-
toms of failing sight appear. Every genuine
pair is stamped with Trade Mark BP. The Peb-
bes are set in Gold, Silver, Celluloid, Steel,
Nickel, and Rubber Frames. For sale by
HALES & BOYNE,
jewelers. and Opticians. Charlotte, N. c.
March 25, 1887.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
A Word with Mothers.

Il is terrible mistake when mothers do
too much for their children, yet it is very
difficult to draw the line between that and
proper consideration for their wants and
comforts. 1t 10 so natural TO be anticipa-
ting for them, and mingled with the feel
ing there is, perhaps, . little selishness,
for the mother cannot help wishing that
il she should be taken from her little ones,
they may be able to look back on the time
when she cared for them as one Of un-
mixed comfort and happiness.
A mother whose heart remains young
10 an incalculable blessing 70 her children;
she can enter into their games and be q
child with them, che is the playfellow of
her giris, and, 40 they grow older, is al
most like their elder sister; and if she has
sons, there is q comaradsrie between her
and them which makes home the most de-
'lightiG; place in the world, and smother
the most charming of companions. 1t
was thus with Goethe, the German poet,
his mothers first born son, who came to
be her plaything and pleasure long before
she was out of her teens. She was ge-
nial, social, and withal clever woman,
and always maintained that the bond be-
tween herself and her boy owed its
strength to the fact that "my Wolfgaug
and l were young together"
A mothers authority ought to be
marked by sweet reasonableness. The
children, when old enough to comprehend
more than the bare duty of implicit
obedience, should be convinced that all
her rules and regulations are based on
sound principles, and have their welfare
for their aim and end. Thus, young
girl Of fifteen, invited to form one Of q
large party in country house where
everyone was older than herself, adhered
to her mothers rule that she was always
to go to bed at 10 o'clock. No matter
what fun was going on, what temptation
was held out to induce her to stay ter
minutes longer, she was gently inflexible
and would say, smiling: "Mother told
me nev er to stay up after 10; it wouldn't
be good for me-"
Many remarkable men have had re
markable mothers. The first Napoleon
never forgot his allegiance to his mother
Lucrezia Bonaparte who had been called
the Cornelia OF her day. She was a wo
man who practiced "plain living and higt
thinking" and though her sons word
bore two meanings, his tribute to he
worth was heartfelt when he reiterated
with the deepest conviction: "Franc'
wants mothers!"
John Wesley, who was the twelfth O
nineteen children, loved bis mother 81
dearly that when he was a young man a
Oxford, he used to pray that he nigh
never survive her. And many years al
terward when word was brought him, q
Bristol, that she was dying, he ordere'
his horse to be brought to the door of tn
chapel where he was preaching in Broad
mead, and rode all night, never drawing
rein till he reached Moorfelds. Some on
made remark to him about his haste an
anxiety, and he answered: "Ah, 1 ca
never have another mother!" CGsseu'
| Machine.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
Home HapDinesS.

Probably Observation-Disclosures Of the hap
piness you will ever have you will get at
home. The independence that comes to a
man when his work is over, and he feels
that he has run out of the storm into the
quiet harbor of home, where he can rest
in peace with his family, is something real
1t does not make much difference whether
you own your house or have one little room
in that house, you can make that little room
home to you. You can people it with
such sweet fancies, that it will be fairly
luminous with their presence, and will be
to you the very perfection of a home.
Against this home none of you should
ever transgress. You should always treat
each other with courtesy. 1t is often not
so difficult to love person as it is TO be
courteous to him. Courtesy is of greater
value and more royal grace than some
people seem to think. Ii you will but be
courteous to each other, you will soon learn
to love each other more wisely, pro-
foundlS, not to say lastingly, than you
ever did before.
~ Recent observations show that
sore throats often result from the breath
ing of coal-gas
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
Fall
1885.
PEGRAM g. CO.,

Fall. 1885. Fall
PEGRAM & CO.,
(FErst National Bank Building)
SOUTH TRYoN ST., CHARLOTTE, N. G.
Ladies' High Button Boots, Misses High But
ton Boots, Children's High Button Boots.
Ladies'. Misses
And Children's Spring Heel Shoes. Boys and
Girls School Shoes.
Gent!emen's Fine Custom Made Shoes for
dress and business wear, large stock OF sizes,
styles and widths.
Specialties i'm Hats.
The "Boss Raw Edge Soft Hats, the Light
Weight" Silk Hats, most approved style
Trunks and Valises, very superior line.
GOLD HEAD UMBRELLAS.
Leather Back Bound Slipper Soles, Lambs
Bound Slipper Soles, Porpoise Laces, Alma
Polish, Fine Button Hooks Stocking Heel Pro-
tectors.
Be sure and give US call. Mail orders have
our prompt attention.
Sept. II, 1885.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

A GENTLEMAN.-Let no boy think he
can be made gentleman by the clothes
he wears, the horse he rides, the stick he
carries, the dog that trots after him, the
house that he lives in, or the money he
spends. Not one or all of these do it
and yet every boy may be gentleman.
He may wear an old hat, cheap clothes,
live in poor house and spend but little
money. But howr By being true, manly
and honorable. By keeping himself neat
and respectable. By being civil and cour.
;eous. By respecting himself aud others.
BY doing the best he knows how. And
finally, and above all. by fearing God and
keeping His commandments.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
Be Careful.

Be careful what you SOW boys!
For seed will surely grow, boys!
The dew will fall,
The rain will splash,
The clouds will darken,
And the sunshine flash.
And the boy who sows good seeds to-day
Shall reap the crop tomorrow.
Be careful what you SOW girls!
For every seed will grow, girls! $
Though it may fall,
Where you cannot know,
Yet in Summer and shade,
1t will surely grow.
And the girl who sows good seed to day,
Shall reap the crop tomorrow.
Be careful what you SOW, boys!
For the weeds will surely grow, boys!
If you plant bad seed,
By the wayside high,
You must reap the harvest
By and by.
And the boy who sows wild oats to-day
Must reap the wild oats tomorrow.
Be careful what you SOW, girls!
For all the bad will grow, girls!
And the girl who now,
With CARELESS hand,
Is scattering thistles,
Over the land,
Must know that whatever she sOws
today,
She must reap the same tomorrow.
Then let us SOW good seeds now!
Aud not the briars and weeds now!
Tha. when the harvest
For us shall come,
We may have good sheaves
To carry home.
For the seed we SOW in our lives to-day
Shall grow and bear fruit tomorrow.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

A MUCH DEBATED QUEsTIoN.-An old
legend asserts that scorpion, when placed
within a ring of red-hot embers; will,
after futile effort to pass tie fiery circle,
deliberately commit suicide by stinging
have often disagreed concerning the truth
fulness of the assertion, and many chap
ters have been written on it. The subject
has lately been thoroughly Investigated
Prof. A. G. Bourne, of Madras, who finds
that the greatest effect of scorpion poison
upon scorpion is a slight sluggishnass
and that death within fre-ring must be
due to heat. Sir Joseph Fayer had
already shown that the poison of the deadly
cobra will not affect cobra.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
nw- A common troubIe with ma ALI !,

w A common trouble with us all is
that we fail in our business because we
think little of it. No man truly succeeds
in any calling who has poor opinion Of
it. No man has good opinion of his busi-
ness who uses it only to make money out
of it. No man can have the best concep-
tion of his business who does not esteem
it for its usefulness. And the higher we
go-if "higher" and slower" are proper
terms to use in considering the different
honorable and useful walks of ife-the
more clearly will it appear tha. he who
only esteems his business for the living or
money that is in it must, il judged by any
higher standard, be failure.-Dr. Hap
0n~d
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

@ On Mount Whitney, the highest
mountain in California, at a level OF Ia
900 feet above the sea and 500 feet above
the timber line, where there is no soil and
no moisture save snow and hail and ice,
there grows a little flower shaped like .
bell flower, gaudy in colors of red, purple,
and blue. 1t is called Jacobs ladder, and
it's fragrance partakes of the white jessa-
mine. 1t blooms alone, for it not only
has no floral associates, but there is no
creature, not even bird or insect, to keep
it company.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
Commissioners Sale.

By virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court in
the case of Robt A. Morrow and J. NJ Morrow,
Jr, VS.. Annie L. Morrow, l will sell at the Court
House door in the city of Charlotte, N. c., on
Monday, the 4th day of July, A. D., 1887, at 10
o'clock NJ, to the highest bidder, that certain
HOUSE and LOT of LAND near the city of
Charlotte, adjoining the Thompson Orphanage
containing about three and onesixth
Acres. The said property is the same on which
R w. Norwood now resides. Said Land is sold
for partition. Terms Cash.
HERIOT CLARKSON, b
May 81, 1887. CIV Commissioner.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as Administrator and Admin
istratrix, with the Will annexed, of the Estate of
1. N. Wallace, deceased this is to notify all per-
SONS having claims against the said Estate to
present them to the undersigned for payment on
or before the LIST day of May, A. D., 1888; All
make immediate payment.
VIM. G. MCLAUGHLIN,
MRS. NJ. J. WALLACE,
April 30, 1887. 6wpd Administrators
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

az Since the Institution of "arbor
day" forest culture 10 this country has
been greatly encouraged. It is estimated
that West of the Mississippi 6OO, ,000,0 900
trees have been planted. In Nebraska
alone Il, ,Qe0, 600 trees were planted on the
FIRST arbor day, and it has been officially
estimated that 7o0, 900 acres of forest have
been planted 10 that State. In other
prairie states of the West like results
have been accomplished.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
Executrix's Notice.

Having qualified as Executrix of the Will of
my husband, the late Ed. s. Burwell, l notify all
persons having claims against his Estate to pre-
sent the same to me, or to my Attorneys, Messrs
Burwell & Walker, before May 1st, 1888.
MRS MATTE W. BURWELL,
Executrx of the Will of Edmund s. Burwell
April &c. 1887. CIV
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
Executors Notice.

Having qualified as Executor of the last Will
and Testament of Mrs r. G. Johnston, / hereby
give notice to all persons indebted to her Estate
to make immediate payment to me, and those
them by the first day of June, 1888, or this no.
tce will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
j. L: JETTON,
May 6, 1887 CIV Executor.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

az During the early part of these
evenings, when the sky is clear, Jupiter
can be seen beaming in the eastern sky
and Venus blazing in the west. They are
the two brightest OF our stellar luminaries,
not often seen together to such advantage.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

az Irregularity Of the pulse is not an
alarming symptom, as many suppose. In
lecture to the Royal College of Physi-
clans, London, DIR. W. B. Broadbent sta
ted that it may occur in perfect healtL
and vigor up to extreme old age. An
other common error is the belief that the
tension of mans pulse may indicate tbe
yigor of his body or mind.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

az Work, says one who is accustomed
to it, is the true philosophers stone,
whether you handle pick or pen, a
wheelbarrow or set of books, digging,
ditching, or editing newspaper.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
NOTICE
To Justices of the Peace.

10 JuSC1CeS or the Peace.
The Justices of the Peace of Mecklenburg
county are hereby notified to come together at
the Court House on Monday. the 9th day of
June, 1887, at ~ o'clock, M. to meet with the
Board of Commissioners, as provided in section
TT of the Code, to levy such Taxes as may be
necessary for General and Special County pur-
poses, and also for Road purposes. At said
meeting they are also required to elect County
Board of Education, and transact such other
business as may come before them. A full at
tendance is desired.
By order Board of Commissioners.
]. W. COBB, Clerk.
May IS, 1887. 4w
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

az Whoever tolls successfully in
building the Temple of Justice, deepening
it's foundation, strengthening its pillars,
Frightening its entablatures, or raising its
august dome higher towards the heavens,
connects himself with something which
shall endure and brighten throughout
eternity.-Ddniel Webster.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

"a To solder seams properly, the old
solder should be melted of, the old tin
nicely retinned, and strips of tin soldered
over the old seam. The edges sf the
strips can be bent slightly in the locker,
SO they will not spring mp while being
soldered.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
THE
Charlotte Home Democrat.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY
YATES q STRONG.

TERMs-One Dollar and Fifty Cents for l year
One Dollar for months.
Subscription price due in advance.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
DOdge's
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

On the 1st day of May. 1887, the firm hereto
fore existing as WITTKOWSKY & BARUCH
will be dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. Witt
kowsky will continue the Wholesale business
at the present Wholesale House, and Mr. Baruch
will continue the Retail business at the present
Retail Store
Mr. Wittkowsky assumes all liabilities of the
old firm.
All wholesale claims owing to the old firm are
payable to s. Wittkowsky. All retail claims are
payable to 81. Baruch.
s. WITTKOWSKY,
81. BARUCH.
April 30, 1887.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte, N
e.. as second class matter,'' according to the
rules of the P. o. Department.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03
SPRING GOODS.


Our Stock of Spring Goods is arriving daily
and when complete will be second to none we
have ever shown to the public.
Dress Goods, TOrchOns, EmbrOid-
cry, Etc.
If you want Black Cashmere Dress, don't
fail to see ours.
A nice line of Dress Goods in all the leading
Coors for Spring will be opened up in few
days.
A full line of WARMERS P. D. and other
brands of
Corsets.
A handsome line of Children's Lace and EN-
broidery Caps.
Look at our new Patent Folding Bustle.
Evitt's Ladies and Children's SHOES. Full
line Gents Furnishing Goods. Best Fitting
Shirt for 81.
O. Come and see our Spring Goods.
HARGRAVES & ALEXANDER.
March 25, 1887
Dodge's
CHICKEN CHOLERA CURE.
A certain Cure for Cholera, for sale by
W. NJ WILSON g. CO.,
charlotte, N. G.
Budwell's
Emulsion Cod Liver Oil at
w. M. WILSON s. cos.
Butter Color,
For making Yellow Butter.
WIN. WILSON & CO..
March 1S, 1887. Druggists
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-06-03

Our Stock of Spring Goods is arriving dali
and when complete will be second to none "
have ever shown to the public.
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-03

xcrtr-Rnssel & 60. vs. Henry G.
Rounds. Bepievin. Continued without
costs -Fullsr & Rec Lumber Co. ~.
ghas Nssoa. Assampsi. Continued on
uausl terms--Ths lowell National bank
W. Lafayette Dosids AsSumpsit. Judge
r,rnr for plaintiff. sii5.59 and costs.--Eric
r. Haastrom VS. Myron r r0mlinsOn. As
sumpsiL Plea withdrsvn.---tie0. Fee
tsct vs. Gas. g. Eoo1. Assuupsit. Con-
unusd without costs.---fh PsoDle IS.
John ~ Potter. Assault aud uaCtery
Pleaded guilty and paid SD J9--Fbs Ps0-
pie ~. Jsloes French. Information for lar
ceav pissdsd not guilty. y.--George NJ
french - Norton Fitch. Trespass on the
case. stay extended % Nay Z0.----Ann'e
Poys " Christopher Post. frespsss on the
ease. order tat plaintiff lie security for
rrsts.---The People Va Harvey Allen. Lar
ceny. Sentenced - I0nia for - month";
Wesley De 0-aw ~. Russell ). En0s 20 al.
Assumpsit Or,ier thst plaintiff aie securi-
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tbs case Motion - d.smis So denied--
taar.es Mccarthy Ts. Charles sn1 Martha
F Wrirhf Transcript died. Motion - sst
szfie iutrroent teu sd --in the mater 0f
tha estision II Eiward ~. Ely. trustee of
Harriet - EEsiesr9r co a. Petition for Or
aer raeatfrs a. alley. Orfer granting pray
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Pr.,r,re -Ests.s Of Edgar p " sner 6s.
raasra. ar3er appointing Robert Hunler ir.
aru4in sf.,atar. - Estate of Peter Weir'ch
ss.sased ,srfer admitting vii % prooate
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Telegram-herald., 1887-05-03

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